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Letterink — Draw strokes with skeletons & brushes — Glyphs

€4,234

pledged of €3,000 goal

50

backers

What is a prototype?

A prototype is a preliminary model of something. Projects that offer physical products need to show backers documentation of a working prototype. This gallery features photos, videos, and other visual documentation that will give backers a sense of what’s been accomplished so far and what’s left to do. Though the development process can vary for each project, these are the stages we typically see:

Proof of Concept

Explorations that test ideas and functionality.

Functional Prototype

Demonstrates the functionality of the final product, but looks different.

Appearance Prototype

Looks like the final product, but is not functional.

Design Prototype

Appearance and function match the final product, but is made with different manufacturing methods.

Production Prototype

Appearance, function, and manufacturing methods match the final product.

Prototype Gallery

These photos and videos provide a detailed look at this project’s development.

Various Brushes

Imagine a skeleton that supports any kind of brush. You can explore how various brushes would change the typeface character instantly.

Independent brush on each node

The brush is as flexible as a real one. You can resize it from zero to infinity and rotate it 360 degrees independently at any vector node.

Generate always clean outlines

To be clear: No more time spent cleaning outlines!

Every designer strives for full control of the output. Hence, expect the outlines to be plotted just as precisely as if you'd drawn the stroke by hand, just much faster. Isn't it awesome?

Save stroke styles (Locked)

at least 60 plugin licences backed to unlock

To save time, Letterink will have a feature for storing specific styles, making it easy to reuse them for similar stoke shapes. Same way as you use styles in other tools.

With enough funding, this feature will be available much sooner.

Use skeleton components (Locked)

at least 100 plugin licences backed to unlock

Components will be especially helpful with serif typefaces. For parts like terminals, brackets, ears, and caps, it is often more efficient to use a component that is entirely independent of the stroke shape. Consequently, it might be a good idea to stick them to a skeleton or the stroke outline while manipulating the whole letter. It should allow you to keep a stroke while already working with its outline.

Glyphs Plugin

Pledge €99 or more to support the development of the tool or choose additional tiers to get exclusive merch products.

Merch Products

Skeleton Conscript Tees.

We have selected a high-quality cotton shirt because we don't like biting fabrics. Your skin will be proud of the skeletons on your chest.

Skeleton Conscript Sweatshirt

These sweatshirts will be made of such high-quality cotton material that even your grandkids will be wearing them. If it's freezing outside, this is the right choice.

Skeleton Paper Wallet

Skeleton's Not Dead paper wallet produced by Berliner producer I like Paper. Your money will now be guarded by skeletons. Pledge 20 bucks and it's yours.

Skeleton Academy in Berlin

We are consolidating our know-how into a five-day workshop, where we take you through the basic principles of skeleton drawing to advanced techniques and hidden hacks. The small workshop (up to 12 people) will be led by Filip and another visiting professional type-designer.Location: Berlin • Approx. date: Summer 2019

Manifesto Protector

Earn a prominent place for your brand on the Skeleton Manifesto website, where it will be displayed with honor for one year after the website is launched.

Every visitor and signatory will know how much you value skeletons. Your brand will be linked to your desired website.

Skeleton Type Design Manifesto

Letterink on other platforms

Why not?

Let us know how much you want this to happen on other type design platforms or design software. In exchange, we will make sure to let you know in advance about our plans and even give you early beta access.

Missing Rewards

We wanted to keep things simple here, like bare bones. If you desire an extra combo, or have an offer that will completely blow our minds, just drop us a message. We can prepare an extra tier for you.

March 2019

One-dimensional line brush

We will completely rework the current algorithm and implementation. You should expect better results and significantly fewer issues and glitches compared to the current implementation.

April 2019

Stroke styles

We will replace the current three-level stroke settings (master, layer, node) with a more flexible solution based on shared stroke styles. You will be able to define your custom stroke styles and assign paths or nodes to them.

May 2019

Skeleton Components

You will be able to attach components to outlines drawn by a brush.

December 2019

Two-dimensional brushes

You will be able to draw using high-quality 2D shapes like an ellipsis and convex polygons.

The last thing here is the place where we praise the humans involved in the project.

Risks and challenges

One of the biggest challenges for us is always time. However, we believe all of the above is achievable in the provided time constraints. The stroke plugin time plan presumes all stretch goals unlocked.

We made preliminary research on the feasibility of each deliverable. However, some questions are left unexplored which might affect our ability to deliver these features or merchandises (either partially or fully) and on time or might result in being cut from the Kickstarter plugin releases. All the description, illustrations and animations are concepts and might differ from actual deliverables.

We focus our algorithm and implementation on drawing fonts. As such, the variability of brush shapes might be limited, and brushes might not work as expected in settings which are not commonly used in font design.

Support

Select this reward

Pledge €1 or more
About US$ 1.13

Stroke Extension for Other Platforms

Let us know how much you want this to happen elsewhere. We believe Glyphs is the best, but your opinion might be different. As a reward, we will inform you in advance about our plans and give you early beta access.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge €5 or more
About US$ 6

Skeleton manifesto signatory

Skeletons aren't nice, but they thank you!
We put your name on the skeleton manifesto website as one of the signatories.
Also, we send you digital wallpaper images for your desktop and mobile devices. Your background will be like never before.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge €600 or more
About US$ 681

Skeleton Type-design Academy

5-day summer workshop in Berlin.
We will introduce basics and all advanced tricks with skeletons. With equipment of the stroke extension and Skeleton Cadre Shirt, you'll become a master skeleton type designer.